Lily has grown up believing she accidentally killed her mother when she was four. She not only has her own memory of holding the gun, but her father`s account of the event. Now 14, racial tension is stirring in South Carolina and after fleeing with her black friend she begins to find peace

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La revue The Secret Life of Bees

Charmant - 0 internautes sur 0 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile.Charmant Par claudia Plante Un étrange mélange de gravité (problèmes raciaux aux USA dans les années 60) et de légèreté. Se lit très facilement et fait penser à un conte de fées.A great novel for women and about women - 4 internautes sur 4 ont trouvé ce commentaire utile.A great novel for women and about women Par D. Legare The story takes place in South Carolina just after the Civil Rights law has been voted. Lily is a white teenager living on an isolated peach farm with her brutal father T-Ray and Rosaleen a black servant who has been looking after her ever after her mother died when she was little. Both the girl and Rosaleen will be drawn into a series of violent and painful events until they find a haven and work their own way towards a new birth. A deeply moving, sometimes poignant story where hope and love are always at hand.